Accommodating Exceptional Learners in the Elementary School ClassroomCrosslisted with SPED 401A

Description:Legal and ethical requirements for educating exceptional learners; identification, referral, and placement procedures; development and use of the Individual Education Program; strategies for teaching and evaluating; managing the academic and social behaviors of a range of exceptional and other at-risk learners in the elementary school.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED801B

Accommodating Exceptional Learners in the Secondary School ClassroomCrosslisted with SPED 401B

Description:Legal and ethical requirements for educating exceptional learners; identification, referral, and placement procedures; development and use of the Individual Education Program; strategies for teaching and evaluating; managing the academic and social behaviors of a range of exceptional and other at-risk learners in the secondary school.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED802

Advanced Assessment Techniques

Prerequisites: SPED 800 or equivalent; or permission

Description:Comprehensive study of criterion-referenced and normative-referenced assessment instruments used by school resource personnel.

Description:Interaction of classroom-based assessment and effective instructional strategies for use with individual and group formats. Development of individual education plans, curriculum analysis, delivery of instruction, curriculum-based measurement, and specific and generic instructional strategies.

Description:Functional approaches that can be used by teachers and mental health practitioners for assessing, preventing, and managing children's challenging behavior. Basics of applied behavior analysis, functional analyses of behavior, individual- and group-oriented interventions, self-management training, and strategies for promoting generalization.

Description:Provide future special education teachers with both the historical timeline and current legistlation regarding services for students with mild/moderate disabilities. Chronological events and legal mandates that public schools must reinforce to provide an equal education for all students.

Methods and Instruction for Secondary Special EducationCrosslisted with SPED 408

Prerequisites: Special Education Professional Semester and SPED 407 or 807.

Description:Instill practices of "Explicit Instruction" and a framework for instructional planning. Provide a practicum experience for future teachers to practice their knowledge and skills on a weekly basis in a secondary school setting.

Description:Designed for educators of children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) in school setting. Assessment strategies to identify characteristics of ASDs focused on individual needs and strengths-based outcomes. Knowledge and skills regarding evidence-based practices and individualsized educational programs. Requires observations in schools and applied assignments.

Description:Instructional methods and accommodations for special education and general education teachers necessary to work successfully with students with disabilities or who are at-risk for academic failure. Curriculum modification, classroom management, strategy instruction, and instructional modifications for content areas.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED814

Instructional Methods for Students with Mathematics Learning DisabilitiesCrosslisted with SPED 414

Description:Provides knowledge and skills for teaching mathematics to those with mathematics learning disabilities (or difficulties). Focuses on the potential causes and characteristics of mathematics learning disabilities, emphasizes various evidence-based instructional procedures and their applications in critical domains, provides introduction to formal and informal assessments in mathematics, and applying data-based decision-making to guide instruction.

SPED 820 and associated practicum is designed to meet professional standards (i.e., Council for Exceptional Children, Teacher Education Accreditation Council) for teachers in the area of instruction for divers learners.

Description:Supplemental basic skills and concepts instruction for diverse learners within a response to intervention models and on mathematics instruction. Selection, delivery, and evaluation of standard protocol and individualized interventions to diverse learners.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED824

Functional Behavioral Assessment

Prerequisites: SPED 454 or equivalent. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in special education or by permission of instructor. Parallel SPED 824A.

Description:Functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and development of behavior intervention plans (BIPs) based on the assessments. Contextual and curriculum manipulations, and replacement behavior training.

Description:Opportunities to engage in the activities and practice the skills associated with SPED 824. Culmination of the practicum is performing a complete functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior intervention plan for a student who displays challenging behaviors.

Description:Three-tier models for encouraging and maintaining students' appropriate behaviors. Evaluation and implementation of interventions at the school-wide, classroom and/or small group, and individual levels. Presentation of different models i.e., Response to Intervention (RtI) and School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS).

Description:Philosophical and practical base of career education as it relates to special needs students. Career education units developed for infusion into subject areas.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED841

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Prerequisites: SPED 800 or permission

Description:Etiology, theories and assessment of child and adolescent emotional and behavioral disorders. Addresses issues of definitions and classification (DSM-IV and special education) or deviant behavior and psychopathology, as well as an overview of service delivery systems in education and mental health.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED843

Characteristics of Emotional & Learning Disorders

Prerequisites: SPED 400/800

Description:Learning, academic, behavioral, social-emotional and language characteristics of students who are classified as having disabilities for purposes of special education. Definitions, classification systems, assessment and verification criteria, and medications for students with learning and emotional disabilities.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED846

Foundations of Visual Impairment: Programs and Services for Individuals with Visual Impairments

Description:Current educational programs and services for children with visual impairments, as well as children with multiple disabilities. History of educational services, developmental characteristics, psycho-social aspects, history of legislation, and grade I Braille.

Prerequisites: SPED 846. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Structure and function of the visual system, conditions that effect visual ability, and the functional and environmental implications of low vision. Strategies for enhancing visual ability in children with visual impairments and children who have additional disabilities.

Instructional Methods for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments

Prerequisites: SPED 846, 847, 849, and 851. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Methods and materials for educating children who are totally blind or have low vision, including students with multiple impairments. Practical skills in selecting, designing, and/or modifying materials for content area subjects: mathematics, science, social studies, creative arts, foreign language, and other subjects.

Description:Theory and skill development in the selection and use of technology for students with visual impairments. Technology assessments, data collection, equipment feature, source of equipment, funding sources, writing technology instructional plans, and demonstration of using various equipment and technology.

Course details

Credit Hours:

1

Max credits per semester:

1

Max credits per degree:

1

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

SPED852B

Applied Instructional Methods to Teach Students with Visual Impairments

Description:Theory and applied practice in basic orientation and mobility techniques for use with students with visual impairments. Practical methods for work in concept development, orientation skills, travel skills and techniques, personal safety and independent travel. Needs of specific populations such as people with low vision and individuals with additional disabilities. Vision simulators and occluders. An introduction to the history and development of the profession.

Description:Effective teachers facilitate student learning. Facilitating student learning depends on understanding learning principles and on designing instruction that is compatible with learning principles. Instructors can provide learning-compatible instruction that helps students learn more effectively and ultimately teaches them how to learn. Assists teachers to teach in learning-compatible ways and helps them embed within their curriculum a program for teaching learners to learn.

Description:For principals or other administrators who have special education programs in their buildings. Overview of disabilities, related law, special education programs, personnel issues, etc., and instructional methods and administrative support for effective integration of disabled students into regular programs.

Description:Intensive preparation for special educators who intend to administer special education programs in the public schools. Information about best practices in special education, including programming, supervision, legal/regulatory issues, financing, personnel, as well as current controversial topics which are affecting these programs in the schools.

Description:Body of law that pertains to the organization, administration, and implementation of special education programs in PreK-12 schools. Substantive and procedural rights of disabled students, and the authority and responsibility of states and school districts that are grounded in state and federal law.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED860

Issues in Early Childhood Special Education

Description:Introduction to the history, philosophy, and research related to early intervention practices with children 0-5 years of age. Discussion of issues related to legal mandates, model programs, family involvement, integration, transitions, service delivery systems, teamwork and assessment for young children.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED861

Infants with Disabilities and Home Visiting

Prerequisites: SPED 960. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Assessment and intervention strategies for developing appropriate early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities. Rationale and principles for conducting home-based, family-centered, and transdisciplinary services.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED862

Preschool Children with Disabilities in a Classroom

Prerequisites: An assessment and behavior management course;and admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education; or by permission of instructor.

Description:Selection, design and implementation of developmentally appropriate, activity-based interventions for preschool-age children with disabilities. Ecological assessments. Instructional factors, such as classroom environments, activity planning, selection, use and modification of strategies, home-school communications, and consulting to staff in inclusive settings.

Description:Education of the hearing and vision impaired including history of, professional roles in, and educational programming within this field. Social/psychological theories as related to the vision hearing impaired. Patterns of social/emotional development, psychological characteristics, issues of family stress and social adaptation and discussion of counseling techniques.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED873

Teaching the Content Areas to the Hearing Impaired

Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Methods for teaching content areas (science, math, and social studies) to hearing impaired students from preschool through grade12. Adapting curricula and materials from these areas for the hearing impaired students.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED874

Language Arts and Literacy for the Hearing Impaired

Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Assessment instruments, curricula and instructional methods for developing language and literacy in classrooms for hearing impaired children, preschool through grade 12. Methods for coordinating speech and/or language and/or auditory training program in the classroom with that in the speech and/or language therapy program.

Course details

Credit Hours:

4

Max credits per semester:

4

Max credits per degree:

4

Course Format:

LEC

Offered:

FALL

Credit Hours:4

ACE:

SPED875

Itinerant Teaching Methods for Students with Sensory Disabilities

Description:Methods for providing services for students with sensory disabilities, using itinerant and consultative models. Professional and parent in-service development, team-based problem solving, curriculum based pull-out services. Ecological assessment and management of deafness and vision related technology in inclusive settings. Supervision of interpreters and paraprofessionals.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED876

Language Development for Teachers

Description:Introduction to the foundations of normal speech and language development and potential difficulties in both early stages and in the classroom. Analysis of child language samples. Strategies for explaining language development to parents and professional colleagues.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED880

Educating Students with Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesCrosslisted with SPED 480

Description:Concepts related to history, definitions, identification, etiology, and assessment of students with intellectual impairments and developmental disabilities. Examine attitudes, assumptions, and stereotypes concerning persons with intellectual impairments and other developmental disabilities. Instructional methods, adaptations and teaming to provide individualized interventions and include students in least restrictive environments/general education settings. Applied assignments will be conducted in field experience and student teaching.

Description:Planning, implementing, and evaluating effective longitudinal education for individuals with intellectual impairments and severe disabilities. Knowledge and skills regarding best practices within inclusive education settings for these learners emphasizing an ecological and functional model that addresses useful skills in current and future environments.

Specialized Instruction for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities

Prerequisites: SPED 881 for Severely/Multihandicapped endorsement or SPED 862 for Preschool Handicapped endorsement. Majors in severe disabilities must parallel with SPED 896P. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or permission.

Description:Selection, design, and implementation of best practice instruction for students with severe disabilities, multiple disabilities, or deaf-blindness.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED884

Speech and Language Development of the Hearing ImpairedCrosslisted with SLPA 884

Description:Theories of speech and language development as they apply to hearing impaired children. Evaluation and intervention of speech and language with emphasis on maintenance of communicative skills.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED886

Assessment, Evaluation, and Instruction of At-Risk ReadersCrosslisted with TEAC 886

Description:Analysis and use of informal and formal assessment and instructional strategies in clinic and classroom settings.

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

6

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED886B

Internship in Literacy Assessment and InstructionCrosslisted with TEAC 886B

Description:Analysis and use of informal and formal assessment and instructional strategies in clinic and classroom settings.

Prerequisites: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-10

Max credits per semester:

10

Max credits per degree:

99

Course Format:

IND

Credit Hours:1-10

ACE:

SPED907B

Seminar in Special Education - Behavior Disorders

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907D

Seminar in Special Education - Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907E

Seminar in Special Education - General Special Education

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907L

Seminar in Special Education - Learning Disabilities

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907M

Seminar in Special Education - Mildly/Moderate Disabilities

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907Q

Seminar in Special Education - Early Childhood Special Education

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED907V

Seminar in Special Education - Visual Impairments

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

12

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED908

Resource Consultation Services

Prerequisites: SPED 800, and one of the following: 831, 851, 861, 881; or permission

Description:Roles and functions of school resource personnel in serving as educational consultants to regular school staff.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED920

Writing for the Behavioral Sciences

Description:Three primary purposes: 1) provide feedback on writing; 2) allow opportunities to review manuscripts submitted for publication; and 3) prepare a manuscript suitable for submission to a professional journal. Designed for advanced graduate students enrolled in doctoral studies in education or a related discipline.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED921

Grant Writing for the Behavioral Sciences

Description:Designed for advanced graduate students in their second year of a doctoral program in special education, speech pathology, or a related discipline. Three primary purposes: 1) provide students the opportunity to learn about the grant writing process; 2) allow students the opportunity to write a personnel preparation grant; and 3) allow students the opportunity to write a research grant.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED922

Grants Management

Description:The role of the Principal Investigator (PI) after a grant has been awarded, the responsibilities of a PI and discussion will focus on a variety of topics including budgeting, hiring and supervision of employees, and annual reporting. Learn how various university departments are involved in the management of a grant and what resources are available to assist them.

Prerequisites: SPED 824 or equivalent. Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or by permission of instructor.

Description:Strategic therapy structures and cognitive-behavioral interventions for school and clinical professionals dealing with students who present significant behavioral challenges. Issues in assessment, intervention, and consultation are addressed.

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

6

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED942A

Special Topics in EBD

Description:Strategic therapy techniques for assessment and treatment of EBD.

Course details

Credit Hours:

1-3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

SPED954

School Mental Health and Behavior InterventionsCrosslisted with EDPS 954

Description:Understanding of models for the delivery of mental health services in schools; and plan and deliver psychosocial interventions in school settings. Evidence-based interventions delivered at the classroom and school-wide levels emphasized with a three-tiered prevention model of service delivery appropriate for culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Course details

Credit Hours:

3

Max credits per semester:

3

Max credits per degree:

3

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

SPED956

Language Study of Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)Crosslisted with SLPA 956

Prerequisites: Admission to Graduate Degree or Certificate program in Special Education or Speech-Language Pathology or by permission of instructor.

Description:Theoretical and practical aspects of American Sign Language (ASL) structure. Issues relevant to the use of sign language in education, written English as a second language, classroom discourse, and educational interpreting. Socio-lingual aspects of sign language among deaf and hearing individuals.

Course details

Credit Hours:

2

Max credits per semester:

2

Max credits per degree:

2

Course Format:

LEC

Offered:

SUMMER

Credit Hours:2

ACE:

SPED960

Family and School Collaboration in Special Education

Prerequisites: Professional experience or completion of one practicum and/or field experience with young children (birth to age 5) or other individuals age 5 to 21 years who have disabilities.

Description:Functions and interactions of both family and education systems. Impact of having a child with a disability on the normal and stressed family system. Promote family-professional partnerships in assessment and intervention for the child and/or student with an IFSP/IEP. Communication skills are reviewed and practiced for effective teaming among educators and for interviewing, consulting, collaborating and coaching with family members and other community team members.

Description:Designed to meet the needs of educators who conduct assessment of students with low incidence disabilities in school settings. Strategies emphasize assessing capabilities and needs in relationship to valued life outcomes. Processes of instructional outcomes. Some assessment conducted in schools and community settings. Learning outcomes individualized to match special education certification program.

Course details

Credit Hours:

2

Max credits per semester:

2

Max credits per degree:

2

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:2

ACE:

SPED981

Functional Assessment and Behavioral Support for Students with Severe Developmental Disabilities

Description:Assessment and intervention strategies for developing positive behavior support for students with severe disabilities or developmental disabilities who have challenging behavior. Rationale and principles for using an educative approach, functional behavior analysis, and a variety of individualized ecological and curricular interventions. Process of assessment conducted in school settings.

Course details

Credit Hours:

2

Max credits per semester:

2

Max credits per degree:

2

Course Format:

LEC

Credit Hours:2

ACE:

SPED995

Doctoral Seminar

Prerequisites: Permission

Description:The course is intended primarily for doctoral students, although non-doctoral graduate students may be admitted with special permission of the instructor. Students are immersed in outcome-based scholarly activities with a faculty mentor. Working on either an individualized or small group basis, students develop, execute and report one or more projects addressing the interaction between research and practice.